Most popular girls’ names in West Virginia, 1951

Official counts of babies given each name, ranked by NameTides (names with the same count share a rank).

Rank	Name	Babies
1	Linda	1,223
2	Mary	843
3	Brenda	732
4	Deborah	709
5	Patricia	685
6	Sharon	591
7	Barbara	585
8	Sandra	480
9	Karen	478
10	Donna	467
11	Nancy	417
12	Carolyn	361
13	Rebecca	326
14	Pamela	320
15	Carol	302
16	Susan	294
17	Joyce	286
18	Janet	275
18	Judy	275
20	Betty	270
20	Debra	270
22	Connie	263
23	Judith	257
24	Margaret	224
25	Diana	213

Rank	Name	Babies
26	Elizabeth	209
27	Beverly	207
28	Kathy	189
28	Shirley	189
30	Bonnie	182
31	Janice	170
32	Martha	161
33	Wanda	153
34	Peggy	152
35	Ruth	149
36	Phyllis	143
37	Cynthia	140
37	Helen	140
39	Gloria	133
40	Charlotte	127
41	Frances	123
41	Virginia	123
43	Alice	120
44	Cathy	115
45	Sherry	114
46	Sheila	113
47	Kathryn	112
48	Vicki	111
49	Jane	109
50	Cheryl	106
51	Diane	105
52	Rita	101
52	Wilma	101
54	Marilyn	100
54	Teresa	100
56	Paula	96
56	Rose	96
58	Doris	94
59	Anna	93
59	Dorothy	93
61	Catherine	92
62	Jo	90
63	Vickie	87
64	Sarah	86
65	Lois	85
66	Kathleen	82
66	Marsha	82
68	Katherine	81
69	Drema	73
70	Sally	72
71	Jacqueline	71
71	Norma	71
73	Darlene	69
74	Christine	67
74	Jean	67
76	Anita	63
77	Dianna	62
78	Laura	60
78	Sue	60
80	Evelyn	59
81	Joan	58
82	Ellen	57
82	Roberta	57
84	Ann	56
84	Patsy	56
84	Shelia	56
84	Victoria	56
88	Charlene	55
89	Constance	54
89	Loretta	54
91	Mildred	53
91	Rhonda	53
93	Glenna	51
94	Delores	50
94	Regina	50
96	Terry	46
97	Juanita	45
97	Thelma	45
99	Jennifer	44
100	Julia	43